The National Academy at Loughborough University

The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. In 2007 following the "Schofield Report" the National Academy was renamed The National Cricket Performance Centre. It consists of a state of the art £4.5 million indoor training complex. Facilities include lanes enabling full runups for fast bowlers and wicket-keepers stood back, Hawk-Eye cameras and advanced biomechanics analysis equipment. In addition to the indoor complex the academy also provides top class outdoor training facilities. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 642 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by user - the ECB National Academy at Loughborough University - 16 June 2006 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 642 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by user - the ECB National Academy at Loughborough University - 16 June 2006 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file... Loughborough University is located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... One of the worlds leading off-spin bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan sends down another delivery A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling, analogous to a pitcher in baseball. ... A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ... Hawk-Eye cricket simulation Hawk-Eye is a computer system used in cricket, tennis and other sports to track the path of the ball. ... Biomechanics is the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms or the application and derivation of engineering principles to and from biological systems. ...

The National Academy is integrated with the England A cricket team, with touring parties being taken from the Academy squad. The England A cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. ...

National Cricket Performance Centre Staff

• Performance Director: David Parsons
• Assistant Performance Director: vacant
• National Cricket Performance Centre Manager: Dr. Guy Jackson
• ECB Elite Player Development Manager: John Abraham
• ECB Batting Programme Lead: David Houghton (Acting)
• ECB Fast-Bowling Programme Lead: Kevin Shine
• ECB Spin-Bowling Programme Lead: David Parsons
• ECB Fielding Programme Lead: vacant
• ECB Wicket-Keeping Programme Lead: Bruce French (Acting)
• Physiologist: Richard Smith
• Physiotherapist: Craig Ranson
• Information & Resource Manager: David Rose
• Administrator: Jo Pearson

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National Academy player intake

Each year the best up and coming cricket talent from around Britain are invited to train with the National Academy, originally under the tutelage of Head Coach Rod Marsh and now under that of Director Peter Moores. These young players are those that have been earmarked as possible players in future English cricket teams and it is for this reason that the National Academy was set up. Current England players that have come through the Academy system include James Anderson, Ian Bell, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Simon Jones, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett and Andrew Strauss. Rodney William Marsh (born Armadale, Perth, Australia November 4, 1947) was an Australian Wicket keeper. ... Peter Moores (born 18 December 1962 in Macclesfield) is a former English county cricketer. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... James Anderson can refer to: James Anderson, administrative head of Norfolk Island James Anderson, a founder of the Scottish Enlightenment James Anderson (1662-1728), a Scottish lawyer, famous for his learning and his antiquarian knowledge. ... Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test cricketer. ... Alastair Cook should not be confused with Alistair Cooke, journalist and broadcaster. ... Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is a cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. ... Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Simon Philip Jones MBE (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (born 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), popularly known as Monty Panesar, is an English cricketer. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. ... Liam Edward Plunkett (born 6 April 1985 in Middlesbrough) is an English cricketer who plays for Durham and England. ... Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Test matches and One-Day Internationals for England. ...

Players in bold have represented England at either Test or ODI level prior to their call-up to the Academy. The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ...

2006-07 intake

The 2006/07 National Academy squad was based at Loughborough for three weeks, before establishing a training camp in Perth in order to provide injury cover for the 2006-07 Ashes series. The squad will then form an England A squad to tour Sri Lanka. Loughborough University is located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. ... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Teams Australia England Captains Ricky Ponting Andrew Flintoff Most Runs Ricky Ponting (576) Michael Hussey (458) Matthew Hayden (413) Kevin Pietersen (490) Paul Collingwood (433) Ian Bell (331) Most Wickets Stuart Clark (26) Shane Warne (23) Glenn McGrath (21) Matthew Hoggard (13) Andrew Flintoff (11) Monty Panesar (10) The 2006... The England A cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. ...

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2005-06 intake

Gareth Jon Batty (born October 13, 1977 in Bradford, Yorkshire) is an English spin-bowler with a moderately disappointing international career to date. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire. ... Bopara playing against Cambridge UCCE, April 2005 Ravinder Singh Bopara (born 4 May 1985, Forest Gate, Newham, London) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex. ... Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. ... Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham, England) is an English cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and has made thirteen ODI appearances for the England national cricket team. ... Grace Road cricket ground,Leicester. ... Rikki Clarke (born 29 September 1981 in Orsett, Essex) is an English cricketer. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English first-class cricket team, based at The Oval cricket ground in south London. ... Alastair Cook should not be confused with Alistair Cooke, journalist and broadcaster. ... Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. ... James William Murray Jamie Dalrymple (born January 21, 1981) is a Kenyan-born English cricketer. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Steven Michael Davies (born 17 June 1986 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) is an English cricketer, a left-handed wicket-keeper-batsman. ... 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Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One-Day Internationals and two Test matches. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Thomas Christopher Smith, born 26 December 1985, is a cricketer from Chorley, Lancashire who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire. ... Luke Edward Wright (1846 - 1922) was a U.S. political figure. ... 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References

1. ^ Dalrymple left the Academy on 16 December after he was called up to the 2006-07 Ashes touring squad as a replacement for Ashley Giles.^{Giles returns to comfort ill wife}
2. ^ Joyce left the Academy on 15 November 2006 after he was called up to the 2006-07 Ashes touring squad as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick.^[1]

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External links

• ECB National Academy
• Loughborough University Cricket